One of Württemberg's late medieval palaces
Urach Residential Palace

At the center of Urach's historyExhibitions

The residential palace houses a special treasure: the largest ceremonial sleigh collection in the world. An exhibition in the Hall of Palms explores the life of Duchess Barbara Gonzaga and courtly splendor during the Renaissance.

Detail of a ceremonial sleigh, part of the exhibition at Urach Palace. Image: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Janna Almeida

Royal winter delights

What did the royal mode of winter transportation look like? The notable collection of ceremonial sleighs in the residential palace addresses this question.

The ceremonial sleigh collection
Barbara Gonzaga of Mantua, vestry window in the palace church of the old palace in Stuttgart. Image: Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg, Arnim Weischer

Italian splendor in Urach

The exhibition in the Hall of Palms depicts the colorful life of Barbara Gonzaga, Italian princess and first Duchess of Württemberg.

Barbara Gonzaga and her court